Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-25
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest In a
Condensed Form

Grass is growing nicely on the ranges
and stock OF all kinds Is doing well IN
Umatilla county.
jos. Johnson, boatswain OF the British
bark Androsh, fell into the river and
was drowned at Albina. ).
There is more mountain fever in this
valley at present than ever before
known. SAYS the Wallowa Chieftan.
II. Z. MARBLE, the murderer Of ID. |.
Corker, was hanged at lafayette. This
WIS the st cond legal execution in Yam
hill county.
A great deal OF fall blowing is being
done, and there is a constant demand
for men 20 work on farms, says the
Weston Leader.
In Umatilla county prairie chickens.
grouse and phpasants never We're so
scarce. The cold rains in the spring
killed the young.
Stockmen throughout b 'ker county
are well supplied with feed for the
winter, and there is every probability
hat stock will pull through the winter
safely.
Sylvester, son OF VIM Black, while
driving on load of wood, near Har.
risburg, was crushed under the beam
of a woods he'd, inflicting serious, though
not necessarily fatal injuries.
The Coos Bay Fshermen's Protec-
tive Union has filed articles OF incorpo-
ration with the Secretary Of State.
Capital stock $1,000. Also the First
Congregational Church Of Albina.
Value OF property, $oOO.
Land Commissioner Sparks has re-
iected selections of the Oregon & Cali.
Iornia Railroad of about $4,000 acres
Of land in Oregon within the quadrant
formed by restoration to the public do
main OF the forfeited portion of the
Oregon Central railroad grant.
One by one Company Of the First
Regiment Of Oregon Volunteers, en-
gagged in the Indian war OF 1856, are
passing away to join the great majority,
says a Jacksonville paper. OF the
eighty-four men that composed that
company, rank and file, but seven re-
main.
The Oldest editor in Oregon or Wash
ington Territory is the editor OF the
Elensburgh CIV. T Locolizer. He
dates back to September II, 1850 a
little more than lhirty-seven years,
when he took charge of the Spectator,
the only p,per III Oregon, in the sum-
mer OF 1850.
A few days ago man was found at
Rock creek, Grant county, under "a
wagon that had turned over on and
seriously injured him. He was Ger
man named Peter Hows, who had been
deserted by his wife at Malheur, and
with his little daughter WAS coming to
Upper Ochoc0 to his friends.
Work has been resumed at the Cas-
cade locks, and those in charge claim
they have 210 men at work. The lower
end of the canal is filled with sand
which is being taken out. A gang of
about twenty men are employed in re-
cutting some of the stone which was
cut several years ago, aud another gang
is putting up some buildings and re-
pairing others.
c. C. c, ffinberry, of Union, was
thrown from IL buggy by II frightened
team in Grand Roude valley, and so
seriously injured that he died the fol.
lowing night. The LIZ Grande Gnsette
comments on the accident as follows ::
The mortality caused by runaway teams
anu fractions horses in this county j.
something lrighlful, there being almost
an average Of two persons killed every
year III this way, and the death rate
from tins source seems either on the
increase than otherwise
Alonzo Morris, engaged at logging
camp near Pine creek, Baker county,
was Killed Instantly and horrible man,
gled and crushed by the falling OF IA
tree. He had Just commenced logging
hat day and had driven his OK team
10 standstill near the tree he was
about to fell. The tree was ready to
lall, when the oxen started up, and
tearing they would get in harms way,
he attempted to stop them. He had
only gone few steps when the tree
fell on him, striking him in the back
and head.
A young man named Cal. Winning.
ham, aged about Is years, met his
death IN II singular manner ut the
home of himself and roher in Flounce
River precinct, saysan Ashland paper.
bis brother. about u years old, had IA
homestead claim there, and the two
boys were chopping wood. Cal. had
very sharp ak, and in fall backward
over log tie ak struck his neck under
tne chm and severed the jugular vein.
His brother ran to neighbor's for
help, and the young man was dead
before his return.
In the Office Of the Secretary of State
clerks OF the following counties have
hled copies OF the assessment rolls of
their respective counties, aud from
them 1t Is learned that the amounts of
taxable properly are as follows. Wash
lngton, ~, GS7 900 Morrow .$I.I723IS:
Ciatsop, S2.l20,3S0; Grant, $2,SI4I2l:
rlllamook, $29o,G33; Columbia 5000.
81; klamath, $l0I5 $50; Crook. ST..
~ -; Baker, Sl6l76S3; Coos, ST.
SO S3S; Lake, Sl,6 J6, 294 36; Gillian
Sl'2o9 go; Douglas, 50 SS6 400; Nal
neur, S963 0O2; Josephine, SIG O6l
.nrry. I0222; Mulnomah, 500.
a9f 4o3; Benton, $3,772,57l; Clackt-